DROP
DATABASE

Name

DROP DATABASE -- remove a database

Synopsis

DROP DATABASE name

Description

DROP DATABASE drops a database. It
removes the catalog entries for the database and deletes the
directory containing the data. It can only be executed by the
database owner. Also, it cannot be executed while you or anyone
else are connected to the target database. (Connect to template1 or any other database to issue this
command.)

DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use
it with care!

Parameters

name

The name of the database to remove.

Notes

DROP DATABASE cannot be executed
inside a transaction block.

This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
dropdb instead, which is
a wrapper around this command.